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Dictionary of Gambling
* A *
ante in some card games : a starting bet indicating that you enter the
game and it guarantees that you will get a particular number of cards
American roulette
a type of roulette. You can make a bet when the dice is thrown till the
croupier says no more bets. Counters of different colors are used to
differentiate the bets of all the players. The croupier does all the work with
his/her hands. The game is much quicker than in a French version. A spinning
wheel with 38 numbers is used in the U.S.A. (the numbers from 37 to 36, 0-zero,
and 00- double zero, the numbers are in different order than in 37 numbers
type). In Europe there is a game called American roulette played according
to the rules of the American roulette but with the use of the classic 37 number
spinning wheel. In the U.S.A. this game called European roulette.
* B *
"black" betting all black numbers in roulette, marked
yellow on the betting layout. You make a bet by placing your counters on a
special area marked with a black rhomb
Bet
betting a stake on a specially marked field with counters or cash and
predicting to get a particular winnings
black jack
1. the name of a card game
2. in Black Jack, a set of two cards worth 21: a card worth 10 points ( a
ten, Jack, Queen or a King) and an Ace (worth 11 points)
box in card games, a special area for making bets
black
in black color
* C *
color
a set of cards
of the same color (diamonds, hearts, spades, clubs), i.e. an Ace, A King, 8, 6,3
all clubs
"column" betting twelve numbers, in roulette, placed
in one line. You make a bet by placing your counters on a special area under a
chosen column, marked 2 to 1
colored counters
special counters without specified nominal value used in roulette. One players
gets counters in one color only, the nominal value is specified for a particular
game. You can use colored counters at a particular table where you started
playing with those counters. After you finish the game at that particular table,
you should change colored counters into valuable ones.
valuable counters
counters of specified nominal value, used in all the games and at all the
tables. They can be changed into colored counters when playing roulette and into
cash at the casino`s cash desk.
"corner" - (four numbers) betting four contiguous numbers in roulette.
You make a bet by placing the counters where the numbers` areas adjoin the
corners. You bet the first four numbers (0,1,2,3) by placing the counters where
the line separating 0 from the rest of the numbers meets the layout outer line.
* D *
"dozen" - (one set of twelve) betting one of the three succeeding
dozens of numbers in roulette. You make a bet by placing the counters on
specially marked fields assigned to the succeeding dozens: a field marked 1st
12 ( for numbers 1-12), 2nd 12 ( for numbers 13-24) and 3rd
12 ( for numbers 25-36).
* E
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"even" (numbers that can be divided by two) Betting all even numbers in
roulette. You make a bet by placing the counters on a special field marked
EVEN
* F *
full a set consisting of a pair and a three of a kind
Five Aces
( in Pai-Gow Poker) a set of 4 Aces and a Joker
Four of a Kind
4 cards of the same value (i.e. 4 Aces, 4 nines etc.)
French roulette
- the most classic type of roulette spinning wheel with 37 numbers (the numbers
from 1 to 36 and 0). All the bets must be made by throwing the dice. All the
guests play with value counters (the same for all the guests). The croupier
serves the guests with a special tool called rakes.
* G *
* H *
"high numbers" - (large numbers) betting the succeeding 18 numbers in
roulette, from 19 to 36. You make a bet by placing the counters on a special
field marked 19 to 36.
* I *
* J *
jackpot a progressive winning, on the slot machine or a group of slot
machines. A progressive winning means that amount of winning depends on the
number of bets made till the moment it is won.
* K *
* L *
layout refers to the gaming tables- a covering of the table with a
planche of bets
limits the span of admissible bets at a particular gaming table, that
is a minimum bet and a maximum bet
"low numbers" - (small numbers) betting the succeeding 18 numbers in
roulette, from 1 to 18. You make a bet by placing the counters on a special
field marked 1 to 18.
large numbers
high numbers
* M *
maximum the highest admissible bet at a particular table
minimum the lowest admissible bet at a particular table
* N *
* O *
"odd" - (numbers that cannot be divided by two) betting all odd numbers
in roulette. You make a bet by placing the counters on a special field marked
ODD.
* P *
pair a set of two cards of the same value (i.e. 2 fives,2 Kings, etc.)
pool
all the bets, bank
* Q *
* R *
racetrack in roulette, an extra layout for making bets on a particular
numbers combinations. A croupier makes a bet for you.
"red" - (in a red color) betting all the red numbers in roulette,
marked with a red color on the layout. You make a bet by placing the counters on
a special field marked with a red rhomb.
Royal Flush
a set: an Ace, a King, a Queen, a Jack, a Ten of one color (diamonds, hearts,
clubs, spades)
* S
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Straight Flush
a set of five succeeding cards of one color (diamonds, hearts, clubs, spades)
"six line" - (six numbers) betting six numbers in two bordering lines
in roulette. You make a bet by placing the counters on a crossing of a outer
line and a line of all six numbers.
"split" - (two numbers) in roulette, betting two neighboring numbers.
You make a bet by placing the counters on a line dividing the chosen numbers.
stake the value of a bet
"straight up" - (one number) in roulette, betting one particular
number. You make a bet by placing the counters in the middle of a chosen field.
"street" - (three numbers) in roulette, betting three neighboring
numbers. You make a bet by placing the counters on an outer line of the row.
* T *
three of a kind a set of three cards of the same value (i.e. 3 twos, 3
Queens etc.)
Tier
a set of cards of a succeeding value (i.e. 6,7,8,9,10) regardless the color.
* U *
* V *
* W *
* X *
* Y *
* Z *
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